FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

ZIMMER

MDR report key: 684108 · Received March 7, 2006

Report

Report Number
1928508-2006-00002
Event Type
Other
Date Received
March 7, 2006
Date of Event
February 9, 2006
Report Date
March 6, 2006
Manufacturer
M-PACT WORLDWIDE, LLC.
Product Code
LGH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH A BROKEN WRIST. THE PATIENT WAS THEN SEDATED AND A CAST WAS PUT ON HIS ARM. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT THE CAST WAS TIGHT; SO THE DOCTOR CUT IT TO SPREAD AND LOOSEN IT. WHEN THE PATIENT FINALLY CAME OUT OF THE SEDATION, THAT'S WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS ARM THAT WAS IN THE AREA THE CAST HAD BEEN CUT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZIMMER CAST SAW LGH M-PACT WORLDWIDE, LLC. 00-8909-001-00 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other